Appendix R: 

Public Outreach Summary

To ensure meaningful engagement with the public and its understanding of the potential effects of the project and the d

WSDOT has been engaged in a very aggressive public information and outreach campaign since May 2010. WSDOT 

updating local elected officials, businesses, community groups, and residents along the corridor on the progress of its e

corresponding milestones. The following is a detailed summary of outreach between spring 2010 and summer 2012. 

BRIEFINGS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS Date Audience Attendees Topic Notes 08-06-2012 Joint Transportation 

Committee and Caucus Staff 

7 comm. and caucus staff 

Updated the staffers on the current progress of the EA and showed them different locations along the bypass. 

Questions andialogue betwjurisdiction stprogress of tconcerns heascheduling cocommuter ra

09-20-2011 Tacoma City Council 7 member 

council, plus general audience 

 PDB was one of several items on the council agenda. WSDOT updated the council on the status of the PDB EA. Informed the council about the elimination of the shoreline and green field routes from consideration. 

Council had qwould be any corridor alreaTransit 

08-23-2011 DuPont City Council 7 member 

council, plus general audience 

PDB was one of several items on the council agenda WSDOT updated the council on the status of the PDB EA. Informed the council about the elimination of the shoreline and green field routes from consideration. 

Questions anat the 41st Di

08-16-2011 Pierce County 

Council 

7 member council, plus general audience 

PDB was one of several items on the council agenda WSDOT updated the council on the status of the PDB EA. Informed the council about the elimination of the shoreline and green field routes from consideration. 

Questions abhow the locainto the discurecourse? 

08-15-2011 Lakewood City 

Council 

7 member council, plus general audience 

PDB was one of several items on the council agenda WSDOT updated the council on the status of the PDB EA. Informed the council about the elimination of the shoreline and green field routes from consideration. 

Questions abaddress childQuestions anvibration, as trains on propneighborhoodcongestion a
Date Audience Attendees Topic Notes 

intersection. 

03-01-2011 Steilacoom Town 

Council 

5 member council 

PDB was one of several items on the council agenda WSDOT provided an introduction to council of our team and project. 

Questions abthere would bWSDOT now right-of-way 

02-09-2011 Debra Entenman, 

Rep. Adam Smith’s office 

1 person Program Overview and PDB - familiarized her 

with the project as an overview 

Questions abknow about tdecisions. 

01-04-2011 Tacoma City Council 7 member 

council, plus general audience 

PDB was one of several items on the council agenda. Presentation to the council about our traffic and transportation studies and how the information will be used in the Environmental Assessment. 

Comments amethodology milestone tim

11-17-2010 Lakewood Planning 

Committee 

10+ members 

PDB - Updated the committee on the status of our project and specifics about the work that the technical and executive advisory groups are doing to help in the EA. 

Planning cominteraction beTillicum Actioalready havin

10-26-2010 DuPont City Council 7 member 

council, plus general audience 

PDB was one of several items on the council agenda Updated the council on the status of our project and specifics about the work that the technical and executive advisory groups are doing to help in the EA. 

Council requcompensated project. WSDwriting to the 

09-30-2010 Rep. Tami Greene 1 person PDB – familiarized her with the project as an 

overview 

She asked qaddress traffan issue at thinterchange. improvement

09-20-2010 Lakewood City 

Council 

7 member council, plus general audience 

PDB was one of several items on the council agenda Updated the council on the status of our project and specifics about the work that the technical and executive advisory groups are doing to help in the EA. 

Questions fromayor about approve or dforward. The role in this pr

08-19-2010 Sen. Mike Carrell 2 people HSR/Program overview, PDB specifics 

including outreach strategies to Tillicum area. 

Would like to are not particprocess. 11-2project. 

08-18-2010 Camp Murray, 5 to 7 people PDB EA and the Camp Murray Gate relocation Met with Dua
Date Audience Attendees Topic Notes 

WSDOT discussion Wells and Ma

participated. is completely Move EA. 

08-17-2010 Claudia Thomas – 

Lakewood City Councilmember 

1 person PDB – Meeting to overview how the local 

communities would be engaged in the project. Use of the Advisory teams 

Would like to Thomas contThomas suggthe N. Fort ga

08-03-2010 Sen. Murray’s staff 1 person PDB Followed up 

Tillicum neigopposition to 

07-09-2010 Sen. Murray’s staff 1 person HSR Program Overview Discussed co

Murray’s stafloop on the s

06-22-2010 Rep. Dicks’ staff 1 person Update on HSR and Pt. Defiance Project Notified Dick

projects like 

05-21-2010 Rep. Smith’s staff 1 person Update on HSR and Pt. Defiance Project Notified Dick

projects like 

5-11-2010 JTC Rail Tour 45 people HSR Program and introduction to the Point 

Defiance EA process. WSDOT provided a hosted bus tour of the parallel street route. Included members of the senate and house transportation committee 

Provided infoconvene Advcommunities process. 

04-28-2010 Port of Tacoma 15 panel 

members 

Panel of transportation and industry leaders discuss how they are handling supply chain challenges 

Specific praisoff the busy mDefiance to mthe port. 

04-15-2010 Gov. Gregoire’s 

communications staff 

2 people PDB Questions ab

and what steobligate the fdecision makjurisdictions i
PUBLIC OUTREACH 

Date Audience Attendees Topic/Message Notes/Com07-18-2012 S. Tacoma 

Neighborhood Council 

40 people Discussion about the Point Defiance Bypass 

environmental studies and upcoming milestones and public review opportunities 

Comments frabout traffic cissues with pcommunity c

03-21-2012 S. Tacoma 

Neighborhood Council 

50 people PDB general overview and status report. 

Partner presentation about highway and rail projects affecting S. Tacoma. 

Comments frrepresentativtraffic congespassing throucrossings in tabout noise f

11-29-2011 Gyro Club of 

Tacoma – community group 

35 people PDB - general overview and status report. 1st

meeting with this group 

Comments win property vathe tracks. Qtraffic signal congestion. 

09-22-2011 Broadway Tacoma 

Farmers Market 

Conversations with approx. 35 to 40 individuals 

PDB - general information. Maps, boards and handouts 

Very little awbut favorable 

09-11-2011 S. Tacoma Farmers 

Market 

Conversations with approx. 20 to 25 individuals 

PDB - general information. Maps, boards and handouts 

Questions prtiming of the potential incra result of ou

09-01-2011 Broadway Tacoma 

Farmers Market 

Conversations with approx. 35 to 40 individuals 

PDB – general information. Maps, boards and handouts 

People geneexpansion of awareness o

08-31-2011 Alternatives Open 

House 

45 people PDB: preferred route milestone and current 

progress. Requested by FRA. 

Most of the afrom other evopposed to ththat the train community wpose a threat and be a nois
Date Audience Attendees Topic/Message Notes/Com

the rail line. 

08-25-2011 Broadway Tacoma 

Farmers Market 

Conversations with approx. 25 people 

PDB - general information. Maps, boards and handouts 

Mostly questwould start ruof the project

08-21-2011 S. Tacoma Farmers 

Market 

Conversations with approx. 15 people 

PDB - general information. Maps, boards and handouts 

Numerous cocongestion a

congested arabout WSDOissues. 

08-14-2011 S. Tacoma Farmers 

Market 

Conversations with approx. 20 people 

PDB - general information. Maps, boards and handouts 

Questions ab

and whether changed. Co

03-29-2011 Lakewood Pacific 

Neighborhood 

20 people PDB – progress of the studies and overview of 

project 

Comments aand impacts about safety 

03-02-2011 Pierce County 

Building & Construction Trades Council 

25 people PDB – types of work that will be available to 

contractors 

Questions moimprovementcontracting o

02-02-2011 RAMP 20 people PDB – How this project will impact surrounding 

businesses 

Questions aband start of s

01-14-2011 Coffee with the 

Mayor 

30 people PDB – status update about our studies and the 

progress of the EA 

Questions abprevent fataliwalking pedeaudience wevibration and 

01-06-2011 Tillicum/Woodbrook 

Neighborhood Assoc. 

100+ residents from 3 different HOAs

PDB – PowerPoint about the overall project and the progress of our traffic and transportation studies 

More than 10KOMO TV. Ccongestion, non property vto children uspath. 

11-15-2010 Tillicum Community 60 attendees PDB – Open House featuring status update on 

the EA, traffic studies and next steps. 

Open House Heard commsafety, traffic quality of life 
Date Audience Attendees Topic/Message Notes/Com

11-04-2010 Tacoma Univ. 

District 

Conversations with approx. 25 people 

D to M Construction Open House. WSDOT hosted a table about PDB - general information. Maps, boards and handouts 

Sound Transaudience on the tracks thrPeople commconcerns. 

10-28-2010 Lakewood United 55 to 60 

attendees 

PDB - PowerPoint about the overall project and the progress of our traffic and transportation studies 

Comments qthe service oquestioned thmillions for suprovided annaddress that 

10-18-2010 Tillicum Citizens 

Advisory Committee 

12 attendees PDB – Orientation meeting to talk about our EA 

and the role of the Advisory Teams. Provided info on how to engage with their local community reps. 

The Action Tthey could stcan get a “sedecision makmeeting in a month of Nov

09-16-2010 Broadway Tacoma 

Farmers Market 

Conversations with approx. 12 people 

PDB - general information. Maps, boards and handouts 

Engaged sevagainst it and 

09-08-2010 KOMO Radio 

listeners 

 HSR Overview and BNSF Agreement Radio host w

numbers and Commented off the Tacomdecrease ride

08-18-2010 South Tacoma 

Neighborhood Council 

30+ people Point Defiance project – information about our 

scoping process and the extent of work on the studies 

Project team about potentitrains start ru

08-03-2010 National Night Out Conversations 

with approx. 10 people 

PDB - PDB - general information. Maps, boards and handouts 

Provided infoneighborhood questions. Mthe project or 
Bypass of Point Defiance 

TECHNICAL ADVISORY TEAM Date Location Time Notes/Topic(s) 03-29-2012 WSDOT HQ Commission 

Board Room 

10 to noon Overview of FRA’s NEPA process and results of e

01-19-2012 Pierce Transit – Rainier 

Conf. Room 

 Review of Discipline Report comments 

11-15-2011 Pierce Transit – Rainier 

Conf. Room 

9 - noon Facilitated Review of Noise and Socio-Econ Repo

10-18-2011 Pierce Transit – Rainier 

Conf. Room 

9 to noon Facilitated Review of Transportation Report 

06-16-2011 Pierce Transit – Rainier 

Conf. Room 

10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Present findings from traffic study; next steps in E

05-19-2011 WSDOT HQ – Commission 

Boardroom 

10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Colleen Vaughn visit; Shoreline & greenfield mem

outreach & TAG mtg schedule; “mitigation by des

03-17-2011 Pierce Transit – Rainier 

Conf. Room 

10 a.m. – 12 p.m. EA schedule update; Traffic study update; presen

technical memo 

01-20-2011 Pierce Transit – Rainier 

Conf. Room 

10 a.m. – 12 p.m. EA schedule and risks; Traffic study baseline num

Greenfield memo update 

10-21-2010 Pierce Transit – Rainier 

Conf. Room 

10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Sign team charter; identify potential greenfield rou

shoreline memo 

09-23-2010 Pierce Transit – Rainier 

Conf. Room 

10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Review team charter; final mitigation idea brainsto

08-26-2010 Pierce Transit – Rainier 

Conf. Room 

10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Continuation of weighting workshop 

08-12-2010 Pierce Transit – Rainier 

Conf. Room 

9 – 11 a.m. Mitigation Measures Weighting Workshop: Perfor

“M” mitigation 

07-29-2010 DuPont City Hall 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Team charter/”charge”; Lakewood present pedes

Mitigation brainstorm 

07-15-2010 Lakewood City Hall 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Project history; EA process; alternatives analysis/

(existing), greenfield routes) 

06-29-2010 WSDOT HQ 3 – 5 p.m. Kick-off Meeting 
Bypass of Point Defiance 

EXECUTIVE ADVISORY TEAM Date Location Time Notes 01-09-2012 DuPont City Hall 10 – 11 a.m. Summary of the comments in the discipline 

TAG meeting 

12-01-2011 Lakewood City Hall 10 – 11 a.m. Summary of 11-15 TAG meeting and next s07-07-2011 DuPont City Hall 1 – 2 p.m. Summary of 6-16 TAG meeting and what’s 06-02-2011 DuPont City Hall 1 – 2 p.m. Summary of 5-19 TAG meeting and what’s 04-07-2011 Lakewood City Hall 1 – 2 p.m. Summary of 3-17 TAG meeting and what’s 02-03-2011 Lakewood City Hall 1 – 2 p.m. Summary of 1-20 TAG meeting and what’s 11-04-2010 Pierce Transit – Rainier Conf. Room 10 – 11 a.m. Summary of 10-21 TAG meeting and what’s 10-07-2010 Pierce Transit – Rainier Conf. Room 10 – 11 a.m. Summary of 9-23 TAG meeting and what’s 09-09-2010 Pierce Transit – Rainier Conf. Room 10 – 11 a.m. Summary of 8-12 & 8-26 TAG meetings and 08-05-2010 Lakewood City Hall 10 – 11 a.m. Summary of 7-15 TAG meeting and what’s 06-29-2010 WSDOT HQ 3 – 5 p.m. Kick-off Meeting